I told him in that letter that it is the noble dream of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo to achieve unity, peaceful survival and economic prosperity and to be able to achieve that, the Sabah issue cannot be ignored,” Jamalul said.

Hishammuddin in Lahad Datu, says all efforts being made to resolve situation with Sulu gunmen

LAHAD DATU: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein arrived in Felda Sahabat near here Tuesday morning to assess the ground situation near the village where the armed Sulu group is holed up.

He arrived in a police aircraft at Lahad Datu airport, where he switched to a police helicopter.

Before taking off for Felda Sahabat, he said all efforts were being made to resolve the situation.

"Don't worry, we are doing our utmost to resolve the matter," he said.

The group, numbering some 100 people and reportedly headed by Raja Muda Azzimudie Kiram, the brother of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, is demanding to meet certain "personalities" as negotiations have dragged on.

Members of the group were believed to be wielding M16, M14 and Baby Armalite assault weapons and M203 grenade launchers although Sultan Jamalul claimed that they had arrived in Sabah's east coast unarmed and would be staying put because Sabah was their "homeland".

The group, including five women, had earlier demanded recognition as the Royal Sultanate of Sulu Army, calling for the Suluk community, which had been in Sabah for a long time, not to be deported.

Since Feb 9, they have been living off the produce of 15 farming families who fled Kampung Tanduo.

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